Problem with kernel 2.4 on new laptop

2003-11-07 Thread David Goodenough
I just got myself a new laptop (the old one died). Its a Clevo D410E, with a Pentium IV and Ati 9000 graphics. My first attempt to install was to use Knoppix, but as soon as it tried to load the kernel (a 2.4 kernel) it cleared the screen and stopped. So I tried a Debian 3.0r1 CD, and installe

power book 190

2003-11-07 Thread Martin Wegmann
Hello, my problem is that my supervisor gave me a PowerBook 190 and told me to make it usable for ivorian counterparts - well I haven't been in touch with Apple yet and I shall get software for this OS version and it must be in french. My first idea was that I can install debian. Then it will

RE: Re: Kernel 2.6 and Dell Inspiron laptop

2003-11-07 Thread Stan Pinte
hello, you posted recently that excellent kernel, that works for me on a Dell inspiron 5150, latest bios update (A26). ACPI works as well! Could you please give my your kernel config, just in case I would like to recompile it in the future? thanks a lot, Stan. The newest is this: 2.4.22-200

Re: cant get x server running.

2003-11-07 Thread Bill Marcum
On Thu, Nov 06, 2003 at 04:56:17PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Donnie, > > I could get to the terminal without starting X and when I checked the > inittab file, it did have 2 as its default run level. > > >> # The default runlevel. > >> id:2:initdefault: > > Should that be 3 ( as Anish sug

Re: Problem with kernel 2.4 on new laptop

2003-11-07 Thread Mariano Kamp
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 David, > I select the 2.4 kernel from Lilo, and it unpacks the kernel, says that it > is now going to boot the kernel, it clears the screen and stops dead. Funny, the last thing is "now booting kernel"? have you tried to boot into rc 1? Maybe

Re: power book 190

2003-11-07 Thread brandon
Martin, I personally wouldn't bother, but if you really want to try these links may help: http://www.mac.linux-m68k.org/ http://maclinuxstatus.sourceforge.net/status/ http://linux-mac68k.sourceforge.net/docs/debian-2.2-mac68k-install.php Cheers, Brandon Philips > Hello, > > my problem is that my

Advice on new laptop

2003-11-07 Thread René Seindal
Hi, My old laptop is no more. It is dead, an ex-laptop. I'm looking for a new one. It will run Debian Linux 99.99% of the time, and will be used for building websites. It will run apache, mysql, gnome, mozilla, evolution, gnumeric, gimp, sodipodi, ... I'm looking for advice and recommendation

Re: Advice on new laptop

2003-11-07 Thread Martin Wegmann
Hello, I have the strong impression that it is a philosophy by it's own which notebook is the best (for Linux) but I can strongly recommend IBM notebooks, they are even "Linux certified" by Suse and IBM (if you can read german -> www.nofost.de which sells discounted notebooks to students only)

Re: Problem with kernel 2.4 on new laptop

2003-11-07 Thread Néstor Salceda
El vie, 07-11-2003 a las 12:29, David Goodenough escribió: > I just got myself a new laptop (the old one died). Its a Clevo D410E, with a > Pentium IV and Ati 9000 graphics. > > My first attempt to install was to use Knoppix, but as soon as it tried to > load the kernel (a 2.4 kernel) it cleare

Problem with kernel 2.4 on new laptop

2003-11-07 Thread David Goodenough
I just got myself a new laptop (the old one died). Its a Clevo D410E, with a Pentium IV and Ati 9000 graphics. My first attempt to install was to use Knoppix, but as soon as it tried to load the kernel (a 2.4 kernel) it cleared the screen and stopped. So I tried a Debian 3.0r1 CD, and installe

power book 190

2003-11-07 Thread Martin Wegmann
Hello, my problem is that my supervisor gave me a PowerBook 190 and told me to make it usable for ivorian counterparts - well I haven't been in touch with Apple yet and I shall get software for this OS version and it must be in french. My first idea was that I can install debian. Then it will

RE: Re: Kernel 2.6 and Dell Inspiron laptop

2003-11-07 Thread Stan Pinte
hello, you posted recently that excellent kernel, that works for me on a Dell inspiron 5150, latest bios update (A26). ACPI works as well! Could you please give my your kernel config, just in case I would like to recompile it in the future? thanks a lot, Stan. The newest is this: 2.4.22-200

Re: cant get x server running.

2003-11-07 Thread Bill Marcum
On Thu, Nov 06, 2003 at 04:56:17PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Donnie, > > I could get to the terminal without starting X and when I checked the > inittab file, it did have 2 as its default run level. > > >> # The default runlevel. > >> id:2:initdefault: > > Should that be 3 ( as Anish sug

Re: Problem with kernel 2.4 on new laptop

2003-11-07 Thread Mariano Kamp
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 David, > I select the 2.4 kernel from Lilo, and it unpacks the kernel, says that it > is now going to boot the kernel, it clears the screen and stops dead. Funny, the last thing is "now booting kernel"? have you tried to boot into rc 1? Maybe

Re: power book 190

2003-11-07 Thread brandon
Martin, I personally wouldn't bother, but if you really want to try these links may help: http://www.mac.linux-m68k.org/ http://maclinuxstatus.sourceforge.net/status/ http://linux-mac68k.sourceforge.net/docs/debian-2.2-mac68k-install.php Cheers, Brandon Philips > Hello, > > my problem is that my

Advice on new laptop

2003-11-07 Thread René Seindal
Hi, My old laptop is no more. It is dead, an ex-laptop. I'm looking for a new one. It will run Debian Linux 99.99% of the time, and will be used for building websites. It will run apache, mysql, gnome, mozilla, evolution, gnumeric, gimp, sodipodi, ... I'm looking for advice and recommendation

Re: Advice on new laptop

2003-11-07 Thread Martin Wegmann
Hello, I have the strong impression that it is a philosophy by it's own which notebook is the best (for Linux) but I can strongly recommend IBM notebooks, they are even "Linux certified" by Suse and IBM (if you can read german -> www.nofost.de which sells discounted notebooks to students only)

Re: Problem with kernel 2.4 on new laptop

2003-11-07 Thread Néstor Salceda
El vie, 07-11-2003 a las 12:29, David Goodenough escribió: > I just got myself a new laptop (the old one died). Its a Clevo D410E, with a > Pentium IV and Ati 9000 graphics. > > My first attempt to install was to use Knoppix, but as soon as it tried to > load the kernel (a 2.4 kernel) it cleare